Am now monitoring 144.174 FT8 and have configured WSJT-x to feed spots to the
PSK reporter. Am beaming approx 134 degrees and will leave this running until
at least Monday.
73
Mark S
VE7AFZ
mark@alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099
> On Jun 21, 2018, at 8:41 AM, Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com> wrote:
>
> I found the network of stations listening on 50 MHz FT8 to be quite helpful
> when visiting remote locations earlier this year during the work week. Even
> if there was no one around for a Qso, my CQ's often seemed to be picked up by
> a monitoring station and then posted via psk reporter. This gives me some
> comfort that those sites actually had propagation paths to useful locations.
>
> If anyone wants to try a similar approach on 144 MHz let me know off list and
> I expect I could set up a receiver on 144.174
>
> 73
>
> Mark S
> VE7AFZ
>
> mark@alignedsolutions.com
> 604 762 4099
>
>> On Jun 21, 2018, at 8:23 AM, Pat Patterson <ppattrsn@swbell.net> wrote:
>>
>> Paul,
>> There was a presentation made at the VHF Forum at Dayton on building a
>> VHF/UHF Reverse Beacon network "node". N8UR described a scheme using
>> RTL-SDR dongles and Alex, VE3NEA's CW Skimmer software to monitor the beacon
>> segment of each bands, decode the received signals and post them to the RBN.
>> Tony, K8ZR, can probably provide a copy of the presentation or provide a
>> link. There are a couple of Beacon transmitters that offer CW and JT mode
>> output. Haven't seen any beacon scheme using FT8 but probably wouldn't be
>> difficult to implement.
>>
>> 73,
>> Pat, W5VY
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jun 21, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Paul Rollinson <Paulrollinson@sbcglobal.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Good morning all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After yesterday's hot actively (Es) here in the northeast, I have activated
>>> my FT-8 software to monitor and report via PSKreporting.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It should give info as to the propagation on a live basis (2 min delay).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if there's a beacon mode using WSJT-X/FT8?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Rollinson, KE1LI
>>>
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